Toy



Oct. 30, c Q MOFFlTT 1,978,548

TOY

Filed March 15, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Invenior Oct. 30, 1934. c. Q MQFF|TT 1,978,548

TOY

Filed March 1-3, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 &% lnvenlor 4 6 (T Ma 64W- J4 Home y Patented Oct. 30, 1934 PATENT OFFICE TOY ceeii c. Moflitt, Ogden, Utah Application March 13,

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a toy and has for its prime object to combine a figure simulating toy such as an aeroplane or the like with a vibratory stick so that the propeller on the toy aeroplane may be caused to revolve.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of a toy of this nature which is simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, amusing, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: H Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy embodying the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof. Figure 3 is an end elevation thereof. Figure 4 is a top plan view of another embodiment of the invention. 1

Figure 5 is a side elevation thereof.

* Figure 6 is a perspective view of the fish simulating plate, and

Figure 'l is a sectional view taken substantially on the line '7-7 of Figure 5.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the letter s denotes a stick angular in cross section, preferably square as indicated in Figure '7 and having the comers thereof provided with notches 5. The stick tapers from end to end and the smaller end forms a handle H and the other end forms a head 6 having a flattened extension 7. Referring now particularly to Figures- 1 to 3 inclusive it will be seen that an aeroplane simulating toy includes a body 8 having a propeller 9 rotatably mounted therein. An elongated bolt 10 is fixed to the tail portion of the body 8 and is extended through an opening in the flattened portion 7 and a nut 11 secures the bolt to the head 6. A pair of rests 12 are fixed to the head and extend laterally as shown to advantage in Figure 3, enabling the toy to be rested on a support when not in use.

In Figures 4 and 5 I have shown another embodiment of a toy used on the stick. This toy comprises a boat simulating body 15, the bow end of which is bolted as at 16 to the flattened portion 7 of the head 6. The stem portion of the boat has rotatably mounted thereon a propeller 17. A fish simulating plate 8 is loosely placed in the boat simulating body 15.

As will be seen, the stick is provided with a pair of upwardly converging sides a and c, with a 1934, Serial N0. 715,363

with the toy uppermost, only the sides a and c and the row of notches b are used. However, if desired, the stick can be turned on either side or with its bottom uppermost and used in the same manner.

To operate the toy the small end of it is held firmly with the thumb and first and second fingers of one hand, and with a forward and backward movement of the other hand, allow the first finger to slide along firmly on the side marked a and the second finger to move along the side marked c but not touching the wood or stick and let the thumb nail vibrate along the notches b. This will cause the propeller 9 or 17 to revolve one way. To cause the propeller to revolve the other way, keep the first finger off theside a and press the second finger along the side 0. As will be seen, the first and second fingers of the second hand straddle the top part of the stick, with the thumb extending between the two fingers, with its nail engaging the notches b and with one finger touching one side and the other spaced from the other side. When the-embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 4 and 5 is used the fish simulat-.

ing plate will move around in the boat simulating body and eventuallyjump therefrom depending upon the amount of vibration brought about by the operator.

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiments of the invention have been described merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice they attain the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

'It will .be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

In a toy of the class described, a stick having a pair of upwardly converging sides and a spaced row of notches in the corner formed at the Junetion of said sides, a hollow member attached to one end of the stick and a small object loosely placed in the hollow member.

CECIL C. MOFFI'IT.

row of notches b at the upper corner, as shown in 

